Research

Welcome

The research mission of the Department of Neurology at UT Health San Antonio is strong, broad and expanding. The department has a robust basic science and translational focus through the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases (Biggs Institute), along with a burgeoning number of clinical and outcomes trials and disease registries throughout the rest of the department

Centers of excellence form the cornerstone of the Neurology Department. There is a Level IV National Association of Epilepsy Center (NAEC)- accredited epilepsy center, along with centers of excellence in Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s Disease, ALS, muscular dystrophies, multiple sclerosis and stroke (the only Joint Commission- accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center in South Texas). Additionally, the department contributes as a member site in numerous research consortia including the Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS), Healey Platform Trial in ALS, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Clinical Trials Network (FSHD-CTRN), Myotonic Dystrophy Clinical Research Network (DMCRN), Genetic Resolution and Assessments Solving Phenotypes in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (GRASP-LGMD), Texas Lone Star Stroke Consortium and NIH StrokeNet.

The research program at UT Health San Antonio continues an upward trajectory with further expansion planned for the years to come.